On Flag Day, inspiration abounds with 'Sailabration': Jill Crowther-Peters was one of several hundred who marked Flag Day in Baltimore by gathering to marry a piece of the banner that 19th-century flag maker Mary Pickersgill was commissioned by the Army to make for the War of 1812 with the National 9/11 Flag.

City fixes damaged memorial to lost ship Pride of Baltimore: The Pride of Baltimore Memorial, which had been marred by 26 years' worth of exposure to the elements and recent vandalism, has undergone substantial repairs just in time for the city's commemoration of the bicentennial of the War of 1812.

MGM Resorts eyes National Harbor casino: The developers of National Harbor are expected to announce Friday that Las Vegas giant MGM Resorts International would operate a luxury casino at the proposed gambling site on the Potomac River.

Inspector general probing mayor's purchase of high-tech video phones: Baltimore's inspector general said Thursday he has launched a preliminary investigation into high-tech video phones the mayor's office bought for some City Hall offices -- a purchase that prompted allegations of contracting irregularities and outcry about such spending in a time of tight budgets.

Hampden ATF sting latest in series of ruse operations: The sting Thursday that led to six arrests was one in a series of area operations by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that have used robbery ruses to take suspects into custody just moments before they allegedly planned to strike. Two of the three recent incidents have erupted in gunfire.